Which has higher centralization of political power index, Brazil or Czechia?

Czechia, at 0.036 against 0.034 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Czechia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Czechia: Centralization of Political Power Index

Brazil

0.034

in 2025

Czechia

0.036

in 2025

Brazil rank

165th

Czechia rank

163rd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Brazil
Czechia

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.036 against 0.034 in Brazil, a difference of 0.002.

That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Czechia ahead.

Brazil ranks 165th and Czechia ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Czechia in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.618	0.947	0.329	Czechia
1790s	0.618	0.947	0.329	Czechia
1800s	0.618	0.947	0.329	Czechia
1810s	0.618	0.947	0.329	Czechia
1820s	0.5783	0.947	0.3687	Czechia
1830s	0.545	0.947	0.402	Czechia
1840s	0.545	0.919	0.374	Czechia
1850s	0.545	0.9243	0.3793	Czechia
1860s	0.545	0.712	0.167	Czechia
1870s	0.545	0.271	0.274	Brazil
1880s	0.545	0.268	0.277	Brazil
1890s	0.6036	0.268	0.3356	Brazil
1900s	0.587	0.268	0.319	Brazil
1910s	0.5858	0.273	0.3128	Brazil
1920s	0.583	0.229	0.354	Brazil
1930s	0.734	0.2666	0.4674	Brazil
1940s	0.63	0.8711	0.2411	Czechia
1950s	0.3818	0.949	0.5672	Czechia
1960s	0.5542	0.9337	0.3795	Czechia
1970s	0.7315	0.9362	0.2047	Czechia
1980s	0.4716	0.9311	0.4595	Czechia
1990s	0.1383	0.0929	0.0454	Brazil
2000s	0.0966	0.0831	0.0135	Brazil
2010s	0.0859	0.0922	0.0063	Czechia
2020s	0.089	0.0753	0.0137	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Brazil or Czechia?: Czechia, at 0.036 against 0.034 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Brazil and Czechia?: 0.002, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Czechia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Czechia rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Brazil ranks 165th and Czechia ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Centralization of Political Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.